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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 86768

Blood test that looks for antibodies to Salmonella, a bacterium spread mainly through contaminated food and water. Antibodies are the proteins the immune system makes against a particular germ, so finding them shows the body has met this one. It is used to support a diagnosis when infection is suspected but not confirmed by other means.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$10.47 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$15.85 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $11 to $69Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $31professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.05
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$38.90
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.91

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $12.59 · 32nd of 51
SD $25.70MD $10.00

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.